Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 1832/180) Sec. 180. Severability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision or application does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect without …

(70 ILCS 1832/185) Sec. 185. Interference with private facilities. The provisions of this Act shall not be considered as impairing, altering, modifying, repealing, or superseding any of the jurisdiction or powers of the Illinois Commerce Commission or of the Department of Natural…

(70 ILCS 1832/190) Sec. 190. Non-applicability of conflicting provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code. The provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code shall not be effective within the area of the district insofar as the provisions of that Act conflict with the provisions of this…

(70 ILCS 1832/20) Sec. 20. Duties. It shall be the duty of the port district: (a) To study the existing harbor plans within the area of the district and to recommend to the appropriate governmental agency, including the General Assembly of Illinois, any changes and modifications …

(70 ILCS 1832/25) Sec. 25. Changes in harbor plans. Any changes and modifications in harbor plans within the area of the port district from time to time recommended by the district or any comprehensive plan for the development of the port facilities adopted by the district, under…

(70 ILCS 1832/30) Sec. 30. Rights and powers. The port district shall have the following rights and powers: (a) To issue permits for the construction of all wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, weirs, breakwaters, bulkheads, jetties, bridges, or other structures of any kind over, und…

(70 ILCS 1832/35) Sec. 35. Contracts for operation of warehouses and storage facilities. Any public warehouse or other public storage facility owned or otherwise controlled by the district shall be operated by persons under contracts with the district. Any contract shall reserve …

(70 ILCS 1832/40) Sec. 40. Procedure for leases or contracts for operation of warehouses and storage facilities. All leases or other contracts for operation of any public warehouse or public grain elevator to which this Section is applicable owned or otherwise controlled by the d…

(70 ILCS 1832/45) Sec. 45. Obligations for expenses not to be incurred until appropriations made. Unless and until the revenues from operations conducted by the district are adequate to meet all expenditures or unless and until otherwise determined by an act of the General Assemb…

(70 ILCS 1832/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Airport" means any locality, either land or water, that is used or designed for the landing and taking off of aircraft or for the location of runways, landing fields, airdromes, hangars, buildings, structures, airport roadways, …

(70 ILCS 1832/50) Sec. 50. Acquisition of property. (a) The district shall have power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant, or otherwise any and all real property, whether a fee simple absolute or a lesser estate, and personal property either within or without it…

(70 ILCS 1832/55) Sec. 55. Grants, loans, and appropriations. The district has power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof or the State of Illinois or any agency or instrumentality thereof to …

(70 ILCS 1832/60) Sec. 60. Foreign trade zones and sub-zones. The district has power to apply to the proper authorities of the United States of America under the appropriate law for the right to establish, operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zones within the …

(70 ILCS 1832/65) Sec. 65. Insurance contracts. The district has power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnity against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, agains…

(70 ILCS 1832/70) Sec. 70. Borrowing money; revenue bonds. (a) The district has the continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, extending, operating, or improving terminals, terminal facilities, port facilities, and intermodal faci…

(70 ILCS 1832/75) Sec. 75. Bonds not obligations of the State or district. Under no circumstances shall any bonds, notes, or certificates issued by the district or any other obligation of the district be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois or of any o…

(70 ILCS 1832/80) Sec. 80. Revenue bonds as legal investments. The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions, public bodies, and public officers of any thereof; all banks, bankers, trust companies, saving…

(70 ILCS 1832/800) Sec. 800. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-636, eff. 7-24-98; text omitted.)

(70 ILCS 1832/85) Sec. 85. Taxes. The Board may, after referendum approval, levy a tax for corporate purposes of the district annually at the rate approved by referendum, but which rate shall not exceed .05% of the value of all taxable property within the port district as equaliz…

(70 ILCS 1832/90) Sec. 90. Permits. It shall be unlawful to make any fill or deposit of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of any kind or description, or build or commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty, b…

(70 ILCS 1832/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 90-636, eff. 7-24-98.)

(70 ILCS 1837/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Ottawa Port District Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1522, eff. 2-14-11.)

(70 ILCS 1837/10) Sec. 10. Ottawa Port District. There is created a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation by the name of the Ottawa Port District embracing the following described territory in LaSalle County, Illinois: the following sections in Township 3…

(70 ILCS 1837/100) Sec. 100. Board appointments; terms. The Governor shall appoint 4 members of the Board and the Mayor shall appoint 3 members of the Board. All initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after this Act takes effect. Of the 4 members initially appointed by…

(70 ILCS 1837/105) Sec. 105. Resignation and removal of Board members. Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from his or her office to take effect when his or her successor has been appoin…

(70 ILCS 1837/110) Sec. 110. Organization of the Board. As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the Board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary secretary from its own number, and adopt bylaws and regulations…

(70 ILCS 1837/115) Sec. 115. Meetings; quorum; approval by chairperson. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of the meetings to be fixed by the Board. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the trans…

(70 ILCS 1837/120) Sec. 120. Secretary and treasurer; oath and bond. The Board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members of the Board, to hold office during the pleasure of the Board, and fix their duties and compensation. The secretary and treasurer shal…

(70 ILCS 1837/125) Sec. 125. Deposits; checks or drafts. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank or savings and loan association shall be placed in the name of the District and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank or savings and loan associ…

(70 ILCS 1837/130) Sec. 130. General manager. The Board may appoint a general manager who shall be a person of recognized ability and business experience to hold office during the pleasure of the Board. The general manager shall manage the properties and business of the District …

(70 ILCS 1837/135) Sec. 135. Fines and penalties. The Board has the power to pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, and to carry into effect the powers granted to the District, with such fines or penalties as may be deemed proper. All fines an…

(70 ILCS 1837/140) Sec. 140. Report and financial statement. Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Board shall prepare and print a complete and detailed report and financial statement of the operations, assets, and liabilities of the District. A reasonably suffici…

(70 ILCS 1837/145) Sec. 145. Investigations. The Board may investigate conditions in which it has an interest within the boundaries of the District, the enforcement of its ordinances, rules, and regulations, and the action, conduct, and efficiency of all officers, agents, and emp…

(70 ILCS 1837/15) Sec. 15. Property of District; exemption. All property of every kind owned by the District shall be exempt from taxation. However, a tax may be levied upon a lessee of the District by reason of the value of a leasehold estate separate and apart from the fee simp…

(70 ILCS 1837/150) Sec. 150. Administrative Review Law. All final administrative decisions of the Board shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant th…

(70 ILCS 1837/155) Sec. 155. Records. In the conduct of any investigation authorized by Section 145, the District shall, at its expense, provide a stenographer to take down all testimony and shall preserve a record of the proceedings. The notice of hearing, complaint, and all oth…

(70 ILCS 1837/160) Sec. 160. Annexation. Territory which is contiguous to the District and which is not included within any other port district may be annexed to and become a part of the District in the manner provided in Section 165 or 170, whichever may be applicable. (Source: …

(70 ILCS 1837/165) Sec. 165. Petition for annexation. At least 5% of the legal voters resident within the limits of the proposed addition to the District may petition the circuit court for the county in which the major part of the District is situated, to cause the question to be…

(70 ILCS 1837/170) Sec. 170. Annexation of territory having no legal voters. If there is territory contiguous to the District that has no legal voters residing therein, a petition to annex the territory, signed by all the owners of record of the territory, may be filed with the c…

(70 ILCS 1837/175) Sec. 175. Non-applicability. The provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, the Airport Authorities Act, and the General County Airport and Landing Field Act, shall not be effective within the area of the District insofar as the provisions of those Acts conflic…

(70 ILCS 1837/180) Sec. 180. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 96-1522, eff. 2-14-11.)

(70 ILCS 1837/185) Sec. 185. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-1522, eff. 2-14-11; text omitted.)

(70 ILCS 1837/20) Sec. 20. Rights and powers. The District has the following rights and powers: (1) To issue permits for the following purposes: (i) the construction of all wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, weirs, breakwaters, bulkheads, jetties, bridges, or other structures of an…

(70 ILCS 1837/25) Sec. 25. Prompt payment. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1522, eff. 2-14-11.)

(70 ILCS 1837/30) Sec. 30. Acquisition of property. The District has the power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant, or otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and to provide for the development of channels, ports, harbors, airports, airfields, …

(70 ILCS 1837/35) Sec. 35. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 96-15…

(70 ILCS 1837/40) Sec. 40. Export trading companies. The District is authorized and empowered to establish, organize, own, acquire, participate in, operate, sell, and transfer export trading companies, whether as shareholder, partner, or co-venturer, alone or in cooperation with …

(70 ILCS 1837/45) Sec. 45. Grants, loans, and appropriations. The District has the power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purposes of the District and to enter i…

(70 ILCS 1837/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: "Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for navigation of, or …

(70 ILCS 1837/50) Sec. 50. Insurance contracts. The District has the power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance or indemnity against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, aga…